Hair-ointment



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HAIR-OINTMENT.

No Drawing.

To (ZZZ whomit may concern: Be it known that I, STEPHEN D. Gop'cH, a citizen of the United States, residlng at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair-Omtments; and I do hereby declare the followlng to be a full, clear, and exact descriptlon of the invention, such as Willenable others skllled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. I

This invention relates to salve's, and more particularly to a salve specially adapted for use as a hair tonic.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a salve or ointment which is specially adapted for softening the scalp and strengthening the hair roots so as to encourage growth of the hair. I have found that a salve well adapted for this purpose may be made by combining turpentine, wood alcohol, beeswax, lard,and carbolic acid in proper proportions. In making this salve, I employthe above stated ingredients in approximately the proportions given in the following example Carbolic acid 5 parts.

In preparing the salve, the wax and lard Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. is. 1921.

Application filed December 17, 1918. Serial No. 267,146. 7

are firt melted together, after which the other ingredients are added in order, being thoroughly mixed and stirred as they are added so as to insure thorough and inti- 'mate combining of the various ingredients.

turpentine, Wood alcohol, car olic acid and a fatty vehlcle in such proportions as to form a hair ointment.

2. A hair ointment comprising. a mixture of about 2 parts of turpentine, about 3 parts of wood alcohol, about 10 parts of a fatty Waxy vehicle and about 5 parts of carbolic acid.

In testimony whereof I aflix signature in presence of two Witnesses.

his STEPHEN D. X GOUGH.

mark Witnesses: J. A. JACKSON,

J. S. F ROVARSST. 

